| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 9 |
| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 3 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 4 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 24 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 13 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 7 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 62 |
| LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 8 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 3 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 23 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 27 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 1 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 7 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 20 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 12 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 85 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 1 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 158 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 64 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 3 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 23 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 54 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 43 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 33 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 131 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 2 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 4 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 21 |
| The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Classic Recordings (2008)
| No Order |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 6 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 39 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 97 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 12 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 180 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 4 |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 61 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 9 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 49 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 42 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 54 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 29 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 29 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 37 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 61 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
|
| 8 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 90 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 20 Best Albums of All Time (2011)
| 15 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 30 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 289 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 19 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 40 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 41 |
| Uwe Schïŋ―tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 4 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 23 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 5 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 20 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 11 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 10 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 44 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 9 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 95 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albumsïŋ―(2013)
| 11-100 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 7 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 67 |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 12 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 98 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 7 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 67 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Slant (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums (2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 4 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |
